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but rougher waters lie ahead for some other obama administration cabinet nominees. chuck hagel failed to impress a lot of republicans during his confirmation hearing, who had already harbored doubts with his past controversial statements. his testimony reinforced experience held by some. that he is unprepared for such a vital post. >> i am really deeply concerned about what i saw last week. i think i'm leaning no on this nomination and i will tell you why. it was shocking to me when he was asked about our policy toward iran, that the fundamental -- one of the fundamental threats to our country that he didn't know that our policy was not containment? i moon, that was shocking. >> c.i.a. director nominee john brennan performed better in his confirmation hearing. yet faces criticism for holding the bush and obama administrations to two different ethical standards in the war on terror. the republicans are determined to hold up his nomination for another reason. >> it is absolutely essential that the documents this committee has requested on benghazi be supplied before t
but rougher waters lie ahead for some other obama administration cabinet nominees. chuck hagel failed to impress a lot of republicans during his confirmation hearing, who had already harbored doubts with his past controversial statements. his testimony reinforced experience held by some. that he is unprepared for such a vital post. >> i am really deeply concerned about what i saw last week. i think i'm leaning no on this nomination and i will tell you why. it was shocking to me when he...
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susan colins says fundamental principals are at stake. >> the obama administration released all these opinions from the office of legal council about the bush administration's treatment of detainees. so why the different stad. >> first reported by nbc news, a leaked draft memo argues americans such as anwar al awlaki, the first american targeted for death, you are lawful because of their leadership within al-qaeda among other factors. >> our primary concern is keep american people safe. but to do so in a way consistent with our laws and consistent with our values. >> when pushed to explain how an american can be deemed an imminent threat with no evidence of a plot, jay carney reached for the same explanation. >> it's necessary to mitigate threats. >> the acu says there's a disconnect. >> there's no court in the united states or anywhere around the world that would accept this view that a president, one person, can decide how and when to kill their own citizens without checks or balances. >> the senator's letter is the most forceful that lawmakers may stop or block mr. obama's nominee
susan colins says fundamental principals are at stake. >> the obama administration released all these opinions from the office of legal council about the bush administration's treatment of detainees. so why the different stad. >> first reported by nbc news, a leaked draft memo argues americans such as anwar al awlaki, the first american targeted for death, you are lawful because of their leadership within al-qaeda among other factors. >> our primary concern is keep american...
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the big story today is the appearance on capitol hill of two major obama administration officials. tonight on "special report," the president's counterterrorism advisor, john brennan, faced questions in his bid to become c.i.a. director. brennan has been linked to both the drone and enhanced interrogation programs and we'll talk live with the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee, sax bee chambliss. leon panetta said there was not enough time to get a military team olin i can't on the night of the benghazi. horror stories out of turkey, syrian refugees recount what they saw that drove them out of their country. and a massive manhunt out west. police from los angeles to las vegas are looking for a former lapd cop suspected of a shooting spree. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. now back to new york and "the five". ♪ >> welcome back to the five. senator bob menendez is at the center of a prostitution scandal and now there are allegations that he may have inappropriately used his power to help his friend, dr. solomon melgen. the same doctor whose
the big story today is the appearance on capitol hill of two major obama administration officials. tonight on "special report," the president's counterterrorism advisor, john brennan, faced questions in his bid to become c.i.a. director. brennan has been linked to both the drone and enhanced interrogation programs and we'll talk live with the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee, sax bee chambliss. leon panetta said there was not enough time to get a military team olin i...
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echoed the distortion that i criticized nbc news knowing they had obama administration memo justifies the drone strikes. >> now, that's kind of curious given it's t. was an nbc scoop. so o'reilly misspoke and i thought he would come back the next night and correct the record. bill, the only reason there is a drone debate right now because nbc news revealed that memo. >> bill: are you kidding me, howard? are you killed me? come on, man. the double standard of media coverage on versus drones has been apparent for years. you don't know that? and don't give me any of this o'reilly misspoke business. you know exactly what beckel and i were talking about or you should know. so here is the big picture. by distorting the discussion i had with beckel. the left believes it can bury the hypocrisy issue but it can't. to be fair a few committed left wing people like code pink are consistent in their objection to tough measures against terrorists, not everybody on the left is hypocritical. nbc news was handed the drone memo by somebody. and it reported the story. good for them. but has analysis by
echoed the distortion that i criticized nbc news knowing they had obama administration memo justifies the drone strikes. >> now, that's kind of curious given it's t. was an nbc scoop. so o'reilly misspoke and i thought he would come back the next night and correct the record. bill, the only reason there is a drone debate right now because nbc news revealed that memo. >> bill: are you kidding me, howard? are you killed me? come on, man. the double standard of media coverage on versus...
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>> the change of the terms here between what the bush administration did and what president obama has done is the changing of the term imminent harm and it is significant here. sean, you said something in the bebeginning of the broadcast that i hope everybody is underscoring and really comprehending. there was a call for the attorney general of the united states alberto gonzales to face krill criminal charges to take individuals in the justice department to the international criminal court in the haig because of enhanced interrogation techniques. calls from the media and academics and from a few of the congressman's colleagues. what do you hear now? nothing. a letter that says we are concerned about this activity and we want more information signed by 11 members of the united states senate. here is the problem. there are grounds for enhanced interrogation techniques and needs for it. there are also needs i believe at times for the president as the commander in chief to utilize a drone strike on a terrorist target that is caution harm to the united states. the problem with the 16-page
>> the change of the terms here between what the bush administration did and what president obama has done is the changing of the term imminent harm and it is significant here. sean, you said something in the bebeginning of the broadcast that i hope everybody is underscoring and really comprehending. there was a call for the attorney general of the united states alberto gonzales to face krill criminal charges to take individuals in the justice department to the international criminal...
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a new discussion with the obama administration wanting to bring gitmo to new york and give them trials where they have lawyers, rights to appeal. cross examination, decided by a jury and yet here under this government program, a high government official, i don't know who that is. judge, jury, executioner of americans. >> again, i have concerns about the hypocrisy. >> greta: forget the hypocrisy. do you have any trouble with that? >> again, i have to say it's depending on the circumstances. my feeling is that in certain circumstances, that option should be available to a president, but it should be very good intelligence and as high threshold of standards, that has to be in a country where-- >> yemen would be out to you. >> based on the circumstances it would be a higher threshold. i think as i said earlier it would not necessarily be out, but other countries where we have relations where we do work with the government not doing drones-- >> and do you think you'll be running for president. >> we'll be talking and we're certainly open to looking at 2016. >> greta: it's definitely not a n
a new discussion with the obama administration wanting to bring gitmo to new york and give them trials where they have lawyers, rights to appeal. cross examination, decided by a jury and yet here under this government program, a high government official, i don't know who that is. judge, jury, executioner of americans. >> again, i have concerns about the hypocrisy. >> greta: forget the hypocrisy. do you have any trouble with that? >> again, i have to say it's depending on the...
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president obama took over and found they were a useful instrument on the war on terror and accelerated them during the last four years whether they're legal is one of the questions that administration has been struggling to answer publicly. they have not engaged as fully with the questions about this as a lot of people would like them to engage. what does the government have power to do. where are the limits? who makes these decisions? very important questions that were important under president bush and under president obama. >> i won't -- in 2009, eric holder at the department of justice said that waterboarding was torture and the president didn't have the right to make that call because he's talking about president bush. yet there's a kill list, "new york times" published a kill list, president obama had a list that he chose who would be targeted with drone strikes for killing. how do they square that circle? if waterboarding is beyond the scope of the president but killing someone is not. >> it raises a moral question, what is more immoral, in the hands of interrogation techniques,
president obama took over and found they were a useful instrument on the war on terror and accelerated them during the last four years whether they're legal is one of the questions that administration has been struggling to answer publicly. they have not engaged as fully with the questions about this as a lot of people would like them to engage. what does the government have power to do. where are the limits? who makes these decisions? very important questions that were important under...
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i want to comment on what chris rock said obama is not our daddy. he was elected by us to serve the people. i think that's where not just these celebrities have it backwards, but i think the administration has it backward. you have ask any of these celebrity what is if the president or daddy, would have put 32 executive orders on the first amendment? there would be mayhem if did he it for maybe an amendment that they throw their arms around, like they were doing at that press conference. >> good point. end on a bad point. ahead, president obama's hypocrisy on drone strikes. some liberals aren't happy with him keeping secrets from the american people. that's next on "the five" >> we're going to take a look at -- peek at the senate confirmation hearing. john brennan, the c.i.a. director nominee, president obama's c.i.a. director nominee, senators grilling him on questions ranging from drones to waterboarding to authorized leaks and on and on. so it's ongoing and i think bret baier will summarize the whole hearing at 6:00 o'clock. so stay right here. i
i want to comment on what chris rock said obama is not our daddy. he was elected by us to serve the people. i think that's where not just these celebrities have it backwards, but i think the administration has it backward. you have ask any of these celebrity what is if the president or daddy, would have put 32 executive orders on the first amendment? there would be mayhem if did he it for maybe an amendment that they throw their arms around, like they were doing at that press conference....
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the obama administration puts in writing. when it's okay for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens. and tonight we're just hours away from what may be an explanation about the death memo. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of thous as fox reports live tonight. creamy mash potatoes, homestyle gravy and 320 calories. marie callender's. it's time to savor. making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. >> shepard: a real environmental mystery and economic catastrophe. the stunning site of millions of dollars worth of dead fish in the waters. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. iceland. 30 tons of dead herring covering the beach and waters of a glacial inlet in the west. it's the second time it's happened in two months. researchers say one cause appears to be low oxygen levels in a shallow forward. nearby construction could be to blame. the government has ordered an investigation. india. authorities diffused a roadside bomb. they found it near two police stations in a crowded
the obama administration puts in writing. when it's okay for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens. and tonight we're just hours away from what may be an explanation about the death memo. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of thous as fox reports live tonight. creamy mash potatoes, homestyle gravy and 320 calories. marie callender's. it's time to savor. making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. >>...
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. >> fox news learned the administration is renewing the illegal framework that would have allowed obama as commander-in-chief to major an order strike if a threat was there. >> what are the boundaries and parameters by which we can introduce cyber operations. >> chinese hackers compromised the computers stealing employee's pass words. but wall street journal reported similar incidents. on friday twitter says a quarter of a million accounts may have been compromised. last month's attack on the department of energy only recently came to light when employees were notified hackers hacked serve he is. the apparent ease in which nations appear to be infiltrating heavily secured sites and u.s. military and intelligence community on notice. >> this is a whole new arena a new frontier where people are able to move with stealth, agility and invisibly. i think that is what forces you to be on your toes and apprehensive and to really redouble your efforts to protect yourself. >> fox news is told a national estimate has authoritative documents commissioned to focus on cyber security with an analysis
. >> fox news learned the administration is renewing the illegal framework that would have allowed obama as commander-in-chief to major an order strike if a threat was there. >> what are the boundaries and parameters by which we can introduce cyber operations. >> chinese hackers compromised the computers stealing employee's pass words. but wall street journal reported similar incidents. on friday twitter says a quarter of a million accounts may have been compromised. last...
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now the obama administration has received some criticism from the leftover the policy. some media critics say the story would have gotten a lot more coverage if there were a republican in the white house. others are saying there is little difference between the bush and obama administration's policies on the war on terror while very few in the mainstream media are pointing it out. here is how jon stewart summed it up on "the daily show" last night. >> on obviously democratic administration white house secret war memo policy different from the bush administration secret war policy memos because i assume the democrats written them on recycled paper [laughing] they're very responsible environmentally. jon: judith miller is pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter, author and fox news contributor. bret stevens is foreign affairs columnist for "wall street journal" leave it to jon stewart sometimes to get the nugget of an issue. we went back and took a a look. john yu was white house department of justice deputy who wrote the bush administration's policies on enhanced i
now the obama administration has received some criticism from the leftover the policy. some media critics say the story would have gotten a lot more coverage if there were a republican in the white house. others are saying there is little difference between the bush and obama administration's policies on the war on terror while very few in the mainstream media are pointing it out. here is how jon stewart summed it up on "the daily show" last night. >> on obviously democratic...
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it was bad news for america and the obama administration. now we are going to sue you. this lawsuit implies that all of the blame for the crash should go to wall street, whether it's bankers, brokers, insurance companies, you are to blame, not any blame attaching to politicians. gregg: these credit-backed securities and all kinds of investments that were bundled together, they were hard to discern. that will be s & p's defense. we didn't know and neither did anyone else. martha: we are learning the tour bus involved in that horrific accident over the weekend had a history of maintenance problems. according to federal records the bus failed multiple inspects. as recently as october this bus was slapped with 8 violations. a horrific scene that napped this accident. 7 people were killed, dozens injured. >> reporter: people were screaming as the bus driver lost control saying i'm going to have to crash, i'm going to have to crash. martha: the exact cause of the crash is underway but the they e look at brake failure. gregg: boeing is asking permission to conduct test flights
it was bad news for america and the obama administration. now we are going to sue you. this lawsuit implies that all of the blame for the crash should go to wall street, whether it's bankers, brokers, insurance companies, you are to blame, not any blame attaching to politicians. gregg: these credit-backed securities and all kinds of investments that were bundled together, they were hard to discern. that will be s & p's defense. we didn't know and neither did anyone else. martha: we are...
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he says the obama administration must be more forthcoming on benghazi. or else. >> i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of state until the white house gives us an accounting, did the president pick up the phone and call anyone in the libyan government to help the folks? what did the president do? >>heather: plus, tens of millions digging out after the massive blizzard that hammered the northeast and now the road to recovery as folks run into trouble getting to work tomorrow. >>gregg: a grouch -- group of volunteers giving men and women in uniform a special day they deserve but cannot afford. >>heather: police in los angeles offering $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of chris dorner, a former lapd officer accused of murdering the daughter of a retired lapd police, her fiance and another police officer. >> the police chief here said it was easy to get that large amount of money for the reward. it has been a week sin the first people were killed in the rampa
he says the obama administration must be more forthcoming on benghazi. or else. >> i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of state until the white house gives us an accounting, did the president pick up the phone and call anyone in the libyan government to help the folks? what did the president do? >>heather: plus, tens of millions digging out after the massive blizzard that hammered the northeast and now...
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. >> fox news learned the administration is renewing the illegal framework that would have allowed obama as commander-in-chief to major an order strike if a threat was there. >> what are the boundaries and parameters by which we can introduce cyber operations. >> chinese hackers compromised the computers stealing employee's pass words. but wall street journal reported similar incidents. on friday twitter says a quarter of a million accounts may have been compromised. last month's attack on the department of energy only recently came to light when employees were notified hackers hacked serve he is. the apparent ease in which nations appear to be infiltrating heavily secured sites and u.s. military and intelligence community on notice. >> this is a whole new arena a new frontier where people are able to move with stealth, agility and invisibly. i think that is what forces you to be on your toes and apprehensive and to really redouble your efforts to protect yourself. >> fox news is told a national estimate has authoritative documents commissioned to focus on cyber security with an analysis
. >> fox news learned the administration is renewing the illegal framework that would have allowed obama as commander-in-chief to major an order strike if a threat was there. >> what are the boundaries and parameters by which we can introduce cyber operations. >> chinese hackers compromised the computers stealing employee's pass words. but wall street journal reported similar incidents. on friday twitter says a quarter of a million accounts may have been compromised. last...
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administration's attention. this test comes just weeks after north korean regime stated its goal to develop a miss till -- missile to strike the united states and mere days after it produced a outrageous video of a missile attack on new york city. just to remind you, we have 30,000 u.s. troops protecting south korea on the demilitarized zone between the north and the south. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live at the state department. james, this is chock-full. >> reporter: and scary stuff, arthel. the u.n. security council in new york just wrapped up an emergency session on this matter. they produced words of condemnation. nothing binding today. u.n. ambassador susan rice was asked earlier if the council would deliver a firm response? her response to the we'll do thl drill. north korea, these provocations do not make north korea more secure. president obama added, in that statement, that he released early this morning. far from achieving its stated goal of becoming a strong and prosperous nation n
administration's attention. this test comes just weeks after north korean regime stated its goal to develop a miss till -- missile to strike the united states and mere days after it produced a outrageous video of a missile attack on new york city. just to remind you, we have 30,000 u.s. troops protecting south korea on the demilitarized zone between the north and the south. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live at the state department. james, this is chock-full. >> reporter:...
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administration that i found not only unprecedented but shocking and very, very disturbing, that the president wasn't intimately involved in worrying about these americans under attack, worried about other americans elsewhere in the middle east, in north africa, possibly being under attack, the lack of contact between the secretary of defense and the secretary of state. i mean this is a -- we face a threat in that region, the president is nowhere close to adequately dealing witness. i hope he talks about it tonight. he certainly didn't in his inaugural address. bill: would you expect that? i'm not counting on it. i don't think the president pays adequate attention to international affairs. i suppose he'll say something about north korea because he doesn't have any choice. bill: john bolton thank you. hemmer@fox news.com. bya, because you asked, just one line is all we need. martha: this story and this man who is a doctor are getting a ton of attention after he made national headlines criticizing president obama's policies in a speech introducing him at the national prayer breakfast.
administration that i found not only unprecedented but shocking and very, very disturbing, that the president wasn't intimately involved in worrying about these americans under attack, worried about other americans elsewhere in the middle east, in north africa, possibly being under attack, the lack of contact between the secretary of defense and the secretary of state. i mean this is a -- we face a threat in that region, the president is nowhere close to adequately dealing witness. i hope he...
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it started under the bush administration and ramped up under president obama. again, i know folks have been asking what is the criteria. members of congress should be able freud that oversight and that's something the president should share with congress as we provide oversight. >> let me ask you this question, congressman. during -- you brought up the bush administration. during the bush administration democrats were going wild over rendition, warrantless wiretapping, enhanced interrogation, torture, waterboarding. why outrage over that but not over something very similar that's going on in the white house, the white house without judicial oversight over assassination of americans? >> as a student of american politics, my ph.d., i -- a republican president does certain things, the democrats will take certain actions when there's a democrat president. we've got to look at what is the institutional framework and legal system and if anybody takes arms against us, against americans, then that person, whether a democrat or republican, should be able to take steps t
it started under the bush administration and ramped up under president obama. again, i know folks have been asking what is the criteria. members of congress should be able freud that oversight and that's something the president should share with congress as we provide oversight. >> let me ask you this question, congressman. during -- you brought up the bush administration. during the bush administration democrats were going wild over rendition, warrantless wiretapping, enhanced...
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and this month the obama administration is proposing even more to the, you know, of 60 billion dollars? but on what? "fox & friends" hour two on a sunday starts right now. ♪ >> well, people across the northeast and new england still reeling from this weekend's massive snowstorm and today, they'll start digging out and dumped several inches to over three feet of snow in some areas. >> alisyn: three feet of snow. it broke records. one the of the hardest hit states is connecticut where we find our anna kooiman, live in milford with the latest. there she is against a snow bank. >> reporter: yeah, very chilly. it's 11 degrees here in milford and we can tell you that folks in the northeast, they're used to dealing with this wild winter weather, but even folks here say it's been a long time since they've seen this much snow. we have 38 inches here on the ground in milford and nearby in west port. hurricane winds clocked being recorded at 82 miles per hour. when you get this much snow. it's hard to recognize your own car and there have been reports of roof collapses and people stuck inside t
and this month the obama administration is proposing even more to the, you know, of 60 billion dollars? but on what? "fox & friends" hour two on a sunday starts right now. ♪ >> well, people across the northeast and new england still reeling from this weekend's massive snowstorm and today, they'll start digging out and dumped several inches to over three feet of snow in some areas. >> alisyn: three feet of snow. it broke records. one the of the hardest hit states is...